Yale astronomers conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of some of the largest and most massive galaxies in the universe — and the loose stars that tag along for the ride....
An intergalactic gas cloud is sometimes a dish best served cold.
In a new study to be published June 9 in the journal Nature, a Yale-led team of astronomers found a...
Professors C. Megan Urry and Frederick J. Sigworth have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished and continuing...
Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos
Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and of physics
(Yale University Press)
This book...
Even a super-Earth can fly too close to the sun, according to a new study.
An international team of astronomers has found a new category of planets beyond our solar system...
Move over, Chewbacca. The Yale Department of Astronomy is ready for its close-up.
“Astronomy at Yale,” a new, 23-minute film about the faculty, students, and researchers...
As first-year graduate student in astrophysics Darryl Seligman worked through a problem set late one night, he received an email from a high school student.
Needing a break,...